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ReviewSkeletal radiology2019

Thinking beyond pannus: a review of retro-odontoid pseudotumor due to rheumatoid and non-rheumatoid etiologies.

Junzi Shi, Joerg Ermann, Barbara N Weissman, Stacy E Smith, Jacob C Mandell

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Review in Skeletal radiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junzi ShiDepartment of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA, 02115, USA. jshi9@bwh.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8895-5447
Joerg ErmannDivision of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Barbara N WeissmanDepartment of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Stacy E SmithDepartment of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Jacob C MandellDepartment of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retro-odontoid pseudotumor, or mass-like retro-odontoid soft tissue thickening, is an uncommon but important imaging finding that may be associated with rheumatoid arthritis, crystal deposition diseases, as well as non-inflammatory conditions such as cervical degenerative changes and mechanical alterations. Retro-odontoid pseudotumor is commonly associated with atlantoaxial microinstability or subluxation. MRI and CT have an important role in the detection and diagnosis of retro-odontoid pseudotumor. However, due to a wide range of imaging characteristics and ambiguous etiology, it is a frequently misunderstood entity. The purpose of this article is to review relevant anatomy of the craniocervical junction; describe various imaging appearances, pathophysiology and histology in both rheumatoid and non-rheumatoid etiologies; and discuss differential diagnosis of retro-odontoid pseudotumor in order to help guide clinical management.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidAtlanto-Axial JointHumansJoint DislocationsMagnetic Resonance ImagingOdontoid ProcessSpinal DiseasesTomography, X-Ray ComputedAtlantoaxialCervical spineOdontoidPannusRetro-odontoid pseudotumorRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID30868232
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